Show Us Your Pedigree! The Heritage Thread.

[Tin Pan Sally]

I am American, born in the USA.
Recent immigrants from Lanarkshire, Scotland.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'm a quarter American (with Swiss/English ancestors), a quarter German, and half-French (with an Austrian great-grandfather).

My mother's great-aunt was Madeleine Carlier, a famous Parisian stage actress in the early 1900s. She was also a fun-loving courtesan (like Gigi), but we don't talk much about that. (All right, I admit it: we do!)

One of my ancestors, Antoine Chevalier, was a French country squire who, being a Huguenot (Calvinist protestant), had to flee his country during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of Huguenots (1572). Antoine and his family fled south over the Alps to Switzerland's Jura district, where they settled in a mountain town named Moutier. Antoine became Moutier's schoolmaster; his (male) descendants were Swiss mercenaries and blacksmiths. One of them was named Christ Chevalier!

 

[jamespowers]

100% American no hyphenation or worries about the old country. I could care less. This is where I am now and where I am going to stay until my last days.
The first and last time my grandfather went back to see his brother in 1968, he came back and told us that he would have kissed the tarmac if he wasn't too embarrassed.
I understood years later when I actually did it!

Regards,

J

 

[KAT]

I'm a quarter American (with Swiss/English ancestors), a quarter German, and half-French (with an Austrian great-grandfather).
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just a quarter ?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

The first and last time my grandfather went back to see his brother ...

Went back where, James?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

just a quarter ?

Or two dimes and a nickel. It all depends on the change in my pocket.

 

[BellyTank]

Highest Chocolate consumption... not the Danes

Cornish, French, Scottish, Italian(definitely Sicilian).
Born in New Zealand.

Mrs. Tank is a decendant of one of the Sikh Gurus.
She was born in Denmark.

We live in Denmark.
But why..?

on my mother's side, they are pure German, my father's, grandma is Scandinavian, and my grandfather is Greek

Sorry- there is no country called Scandinavia.

...Denmark has the highest per capita consumtion of chocolate in the world ), and I like meat pies, mushy peas and tea over coffee.

Actually...

"Switzerland leads the world in chocolate consumption with 22.36 pounds per person. Austria and Ireland are not far behind with 20.13 pounds and 19.47 pounds, respectively."

I love meat pies too but we don't have anything like them here in Denmark...
Shame.



B
T

 

[jamespowers]

Went back where, James?

I don't remember.

Regards,

J

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Ah, but do those statistics count white chocolate as 'chocolate'? Hopefully not.

 

[decodoll]

well I have a passion for chocolate (Denmark has the highest per capita consumtion of chocolate in the world ), QUOTE]

LAND OF CHOCOLATE IS GERMANY just my 2 cents to this topic

heheee...looks like I had my facts screwed up! Denmark is #1 in candy in general.... The Swiss still beat us all when it comes to chocolate.

 

[BellyTank]

I don't remember.

Regards,

J

Germany-
We should have guessed...

B
T

 

[BellyTank]

Ah, but do those statistics count white chocolate as 'chocolate'? Hopefully not.

White Chocolate..? ... absurd...

..err... nope.

B
T

 

[KAT]

:whistling

Actually...

"Switzerland leads the world in chocolate consumption with 22.36 pounds per person. Austria and Ireland are not far behind with 20.13 pounds and 19.47 pounds, respectively."

naaaaaaaaa i dont wanna belive that

 

[Tin Pan Sally]

The Land Of Chocolate!

 

[KAT]

SHE KNOWS SHE KNOWS
so ms Tin pan sally....tell the people where even homer thinks the land of chocolate is?

you are great! thanks alot :eusa_clap

 

[jamespowers]

Germany-
We should have guessed...

Waaaaaaaaaaay wrong.

Regards,

J

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Bellytank's reasoning:

"I don't remember" = KAT's comments (in another thread) about Alzheimer's disease's German discoverer.
Conclusion: Jamespowers has German ancestors.


- "Bellytank, is that your final answer?"
- "Yes it is."
- "I'm sorry, that is incorrect!"

 

[Tin Pan Sally]

Powers is an Irish name...but that doesn't mean he is...hmmmm

 

[KAT]

i never said that [huh] at least i cant remember! who is this marc anyways? [huh]

he is a "call me a cab" now ( too much favorite summer drinks huh?) haha

 

[jamespowers]

Bellytank's reasoning:

"I don't remember" = KAT's comments (in another thread) about Alzheimer's disease's German discoverer.
Conclusion: Jamespowers has German ancestors.


- "Bellytank, is that your final answer?"
- "Yes it is."
- "I'm sorry, that is incorrect!"

And you lose the money, girl and your livelihood. Oh, that thread. I forgot. :eusa_doh:
Don't get into the Cash Cab with that reasoning.

Regards,

J